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07077 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 07077 covers Sewaren, New Jersey, with a population of about 3,196 and a median household income of $106,926.

Population
3,1962,072 per square mile
Median age
45.66.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$106,9261.1× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
2.6%9.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$542,418up 41.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,38216% below the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
29.9%5.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
70.9%5.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
26

Where 07077 is

Sewaren, New Jersey — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population3,196
Median age45.6
Family households63.5%
Born outside the US20.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home28.8%
White (non-Hispanic)47.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)15.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)10.7%
Hispanic or Latino24.6%
Veterans7.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$106,926
Income per person$50,571
Poverty rate2.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.8%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k0.6%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k6.8%
$50–60k5.2%
$60–75k10.8%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k19.8%
$125–150k5.5%
$150–200k13.0%
$200k or more18.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,440
Mean adjusted gross income$78,257
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.9%
Returns, under $25k23.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.8%
Returns, $200k or more4.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$414,900
Median gross rent$1,382
Rent as a share of household income23.5%
Owner-occupied70.9%
Vacant homes3.4%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house68.8%
Attached house3.7%
2 to 4 units10.4%
5 to 19 units4.1%
20 or more units13%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$542,418as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 41.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 91.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$542,418$165,895

$165,895 in 2000 to $542,418 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%
High school diploma or higher89.1%
Works from home16.5%
Drives to work alone66.7%
Takes public transport11.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity33.3% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.4% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression14.2% 7.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.6% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.7% 2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.3% 4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.4% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.7% 1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.2% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments26
People employed393
Annual payroll$18,909,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 28.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss34.8 out of 100
Community resilience35.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Coastal flooding96.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm78.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane69.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake68.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire50.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado43.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave43.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave42.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding29.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning18.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail18Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New Jersey and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew JerseyUnited States
Median household income$106,926$101,050$78,538
Income per person$50,571$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate2.6%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$414,900$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,382$1,653$1,348
Homeownership70.9%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate6.3%6.2%5.2%
Works from home16.5%15%13.5%
Born outside the US20.3%23.5%13.9%
Median age45.640.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPLAINFIELD, NJ US13.2 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year21 in

Average high and low by month

January40.7°F / 23.8°F3.79 in rain, 5.1 in snow
February44.2°F / 25.7°F3.14 in rain, 8.3 in snow
March52.9°F / 32.1°F4.27 in rain, 5.3 in snow
April65.7°F / 41.7°F3.6 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May74.9°F / 51.3°F4.01 in rain
June83.7°F / 60.3°F4.33 in rain
July88.1°F / 66°F5.34 in rain
August86°F / 64°F3.99 in rain
September79.4°F / 57.5°F4.27 in rain
October66.3°F / 45.7°F4.31 in rain
November55.7°F / 35.9°F3.48 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December45.7°F / 29.4°F4.19 in rain, 2.4 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket99% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Woodbridge Township School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Walkability12.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

07095 Woodbridge, NJ2 km away
07064 Port Reading, NJ2.2 km away
07001 Avenel, NJ3.5 km away
07008 Carteret, NJ4 km away
08861 Perth Amboy, NJ4.3 km away
08863 Fords, NJ4.6 km away
10309 Staten Island, NY4.7 km away
08830 Iselin, NJ5.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Middlesex County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.54 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq mi
Population density2,072 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.5542, -74.2607

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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